Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2023-44431 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package bluez. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached from an adjacent network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Adjacent network — the attacker has to sit on the same local or logical network.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Weakness class
BELL-CVE-2023-44431 is classified as CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow. An oversized write to a stack buffer overwrites saved state such as return addresses, which can redirect execution.
Affected software
BELL-CVE-2023-44431 is recorded against 1 package.
Timeline and source
Published on 9 May 2024 and last revised on 26 January 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
bluez has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow) in other software:
